Aug 24, 2026 · 30 min · 10 segments
Pink Sheet Editor-in-Chief Nielsen Hobbs, executive editor Derrick Gingery, and senior reporter Maaisha Osman discuss new FDA commissioner nominee Heidi Overton, her prospects for confirmation, and…
Derrick GingeryGuest
Nielsen HobbsHost
Maaisha OsmanGuest
Just that what you were just talking about, Maisha, I think it makes it a little more interesting in my mind that they announced this while the Senate was on recess.
Because kind of, you know, it comes out, but then I think things will get quiet for a while.
Whereas if, you know, the Senate was in session and there was a lot more talk about getting confirmation hearings in August, scheduled and, you know, doing kind of the tour of meetings that she'll have to do with senators and so forth.
A lot of these things would kind of remain in the forefront where kind of now I think kind of.
some of this gets to fade into the background a little bit and it gives her a little like maybe some breathing room for her and her sherpas on the on the capitol hill to kind of get into off get get into offices and and and um you know talk kind of talk people um you know assuage uh concerns and and so forth things like that
Just that what you were just talking about, Maisha, I think it makes it a little more interesting in my mind that they announced this while the Senate was on recess.
Because kind of, you know, it comes out, but then I think things will get quiet for a while.
Whereas if, you know, the Senate was in session and there was a lot more talk about getting confirmation hearings in August, scheduled and, you know, doing kind of the tour of meetings that she'll have to do with senators and so forth.
A lot of these things would kind of remain in the forefront where kind of now I think kind of.
some of this gets to fade into the background a little bit and it gives her a little like maybe some breathing room for her and her sherpas on the on the capitol hill to kind of get into off get get into offices and and and um you know talk kind of talk people um you know assuage uh concerns and and so forth things like that
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